The Olive Grove tour
A fun and informative tour about olive oil that starts with a relaxing walk inside the 13th century castle of Androusa, a visit at an old olive grove with a garden of fruits and vegetables, continues at the traditional and the modern olive oil Mill and ends up with a revealing olive oil tasting workshop by a certified olive oil taster, accompanied with traditional olive oil based dishes.
Duration
About 4.00 Hours
Included
- Positive vibes and many smiles (!)
- English speaking, hostess, olive oil expert.
- Walk inside an olive grove with perennial olive trees and a garden with fruits and vegetables.
- Visit the castle of Androusa.
- Visit a traditional Olive oil Press (mill) with more than 100 years of family history.
- Tour at a modern Olive oil Mill – demonstration of the olive oil production
- Olive oil tasting workshop by experienced olive oil taster (member of certified olive oil tasting panel).
- Professional Standards Olive oil Tasting of 4 different extra virgin olive oils
- Food tasting of local Greek flavors and food pairing with extra virgin olive oil
- Light meal with fresh vegetables from our garden, Greek Gruyère cheese, tzatziki, Kalamata olives, olive tapenade, lalagia (local breadsticks), smoked sausage, spinach pie etc.
- Local Wine or Ouzo
Price
65€ /adult, 25 €/ children (3-16 years old)
Public (small group) tour up to 12 participants
Private tour (minimum 2 persons) 95€ /adult, 35 €/ children
Meeting Point the Castle of Androusa – Google map location
Optional (additional cost charged)
- Transport from/to your hotel (not included)
Highlights
- Relax inside a beautiful olive grove
- Eat fruits &vegetables than you just picked from the trees.
- Walk inside a Byzantine Castle with perennial olive trees.
- Travel in time at the 100 years old olive press factory (mill).
- Learn about the quality and production of Extra Virgin olive oil at the modern Olive oil Mill
- Feel like an olive oil taster, in an Olive oil tasting workshop with 4 different extra virgin olive oils by experienced olive oil taster (member of certified olive oil panel).
- Enjoy a food tasting experience of Greek Mezedes (small dishes) and food pairing with olive oil.
- Taste local fresh food.
Read more details of the “OLIVE GROVE” olive tour
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Relax inside an olive grove with perennial olive trees
Enjoy an easy walk inside the olive grove with the 1.000 olive trees and start your morning in the relaxing landscape…visit the family vineyard and garden and pick up seasonal fruits such as figs, mandarins, oranges, grapes, apples, pears etc.
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Explore the castle of Androusa
Our next stop is at the magnificent 13th century castle of Androusa, located 5 minutes drive from the Olive Grove. Walk inside the castle with the breathtaking view of the endless olive valley, learn about different varieties of olive trees and discover the history, the tradition and the mythical story of the castle’s olive trees…An interactive ”olive game” will keep you smiling the whole time!
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Visit a traditional and a modern Olive oil Mill.
Only 200m away from the castle, in the center of Androusa village, visit a unique olive oil mill that is located there for more than 120 years. Discover the history of the traditional olive oil Mill and find out about the procedure of the extraction, the storage and standardization process of the extra virgin olive oil in the past and nowadays at the modern olive oil Mill.
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Discover the quality of extra virgin olive oil in an olive oil tasting workshop!
Inside the traditional olive oil Mill the dining table is set with the special blue olive oil tasting glasses awaiting you to become a tasting expert! Taste the extra virgin olive oil of the Koroneiki variety, learn about its sensory characteristics and recognize the elements that define the extra virgin olive oil. Taste different varieties of Greek extra virgin olive oil such us “Manaki”, “Chalkidikis”, “Makris” etc and feel like an olive oil taster!
5
Pair your food with extra virgin olive oil!
What about food? The extra virgin olive oil of different varieties is matched with traditional recipes including yogurt, fruit and vegetables. You will be surprised!
6
Enjoy traditional “mezedes”.
The day, full of emotions and new knowledge, ends with a variety of traditional dishes..Fresh vegetables from our garden, Greek Gruyère cheese, tzatziki, Kalamata olives, olive tapenade, lalagia (local breadsticks), smoked sausage, spinach pie and of course wine & ouzo.
The history, the soul, the tradition, the gastronomy of Messinia are revealed through the olive oil paths… enjoy a unique experience in our endless olive groves filled with the wisdom, the flavor and the aroma of Peloponnese.
Androusa Messinias
theoliveroutes@gmail.com
Tel: +30 6937101215